im new to wpf and try to bind the Items.Count Property of a static defined DataGrid to a Label of my Custom Control.
My current implementation looks like this. But the label stays empty :I
The Class where the DataGrid is defined:
public class BindingNavigator : Control
{
private static DataGrid dataGrid;
static BindingNavigator()
{
DefaultStyleKeyProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(BindingNavigator), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(typeof(BindingNavigator)));
}
public DataGrid DataGrid
{
set { dataGrid = value; }
get { return dataGrid; }
}
}
The XAML of the CustomControl where the Items.Count to be displayed in a label
<Style TargetType="{x:Type local:BindingNavigator}">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="{x:Type local:BindingNavigator}">
<Border Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}">
<Grid MinWidth="210" MinHeight="50">
<Label Width="30" Height="30" Content="{Binding ElementName=DataGrid, Path=Items.Count}" />
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
the XAML where i deploy my custom control
<DataGrid Name="dataGrid1" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="210">
<DataGrid.Columns>
<DataGridTextColumn Header="header" />
</DataGrid.Columns>
</DataGrid>
<my:BindingNavigator Name="bindingNavigator1" />
</Grid>
The Code behind EventHandler where i fill the grid and set the DataGrid property of the Custom Control
private void Window_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
dataGrid1.Items.Add("1");
dataGrid1.Items.Add("2");
bindingNavigator1.DataGrid = dataGrid1;
}
Why i cant bind the Items.Count property to the Label ?
Best Answer
All you need to do is change the value of ElementName to the actual name of the DataGrid (ie dataGrid1 instead of DataGrid).
Here is a fully working example: